• Origin of oxygenic photosynthesis
• Light harvesting systems in oxygenic algae and plants
• Carotenoid biosynthesis and protection
• Red algal development (Nori relatives)

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• Fellow of the American Society for the Advancement of Science 1982 
• National Academy of Sciences 1996 
• Distinguished University Professor of the University of Maryland 1997 
• Fellow of American Society of Plant Biologist 2007 
• Phycological Society of America Award of Excellence 2011

Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1963

B.A., Blackburn College, 1958